The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arkansas is $37,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,020.
Pay spans roughly $30,870 at the 10th percentile to $51,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.10 per hour. An estimated 2,140 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas.
| Median (annual) | $37,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.10 |
| 10th percentile | $30,870 |
| 90th percentile | $51,170 |
| Employment | 2,140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.